August 11, 2011 / Local & State

There’s nothing like fresh produce from a garden. The Fulton County Food Bank (FCFB) has been working to provide its clients the opportunity to grow fresh produce. This year five people are growing produce in the Community Garden. More...

Retired U.S. Marine Corps major to head organization that advocates for veterans

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AMVETS National Cmdr. Jerry Hotop has announced his selection of Stewart Hickey of Mc- Connellsburg to direct the national headquarters operations of this leading veterans service organization beginning September 1. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend events in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington in September to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The atta More...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – An eastern Pennsylvania man who used a crossbow to shoot a cat and was sentenced to community service won’t be volunteering at an animal welfare agency as originally ordered. More...

Activities for the Needmore Modern Woodmen of America Youth Service Club for 2011 are as follows: During the months of January and February, the club made valentines for the wounded military veterans at the VA Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va.&nbs More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) – When the comedy “30 Minutes or Less’’ opens in theaters Friday, one small group of people will be sure to avoid it. That would be the surviving family members of Brian Wells, the 46-year-old pizza deli More...

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) – Police say they’ve charged a Pennsylvania woman with theft and corruption of a minor after they charged her with using a 10-year-old girl she was babysitting to steal a pack of cigarettes. More...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Tasty Baking Co., the maker of Tastykakes and other packaged sweets, will cut 32 jobs at its former corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, a move decided upon after it was acquired by Flower Foods Inc. More...

Fulton County’s labor force statistics for June continued to mirror national rates and were basically unchanged from May, but the county’s unemployment rate increased by four-tenths of a percentage point. More...

Andrew Smith, the son of Jim and Inga Smith of Mc- Connellsburg High School, represented Pennsylvania in Chicago, Ill., at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) World Leadership Congress (WLC). More...

Judge Angela Rosenberry Krom of the 39th Judicial District representing the Fulton/ Franklin County Court of Common Pleas presided over a court session held Tuesday, August 2, at the Fulton County Courthouse.  Mercersburg resident Paul Edward More...

SONS OF AMERICAN LEGION The Sons of the American Legion would like to thank everyone who helped and participated in the charity bike run for Liberty Crouse. A total of $700 was raised for the family. More...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake and the Friends of Raystown Lake announces the formation of a partnership allowing the Friends to share in the management of the Seven Points and Susquehannock Campgrounds at Raystown Lake. More...

In the midst of a scorching heat wave that has been record-breaking in some areas, a farm-safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is warning about the danger of silo fires. More...

Mallory Elaine Welsh, daughter of David E. and Tina L. Welsh of McConnellsburg, graduated from Shippensburg University with a degree in elementary education. She graduated cum laude with a specialty in reading. More...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A federal appeals court has vacated its ruling that declared a northeastern Pennsylvania city’s illegal immigration law to be unconstitutional, setting the stage for a new round of arguments. More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The chief legal officer for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tells Allegheny County Council there’s no chance of a new contract between the Pittsburgh region’s largest hospital network and its largest he More...